The nurse's most informed response to the client's question "What is a complementary therapy?" would be:
1. "Relaxation is an example of a complementary therapy."
2. "It is any intervention that increases your ability to cope with illness."
3. "Massage therapy is complementary to muscle relaxant medications."
4. "They are therapies that are used in addition to what your PCP orders."
ANS: 4
Complementary therapies are those therapies used in addition to conventional treatment recom-mended by the person's health care provider. The remaining options, while providing examples, do not thoroughly define the term for the client.
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___________________________ fills in the educational gap between undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs in informatics. Standard Text:
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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